Fiction
Naomi (Vintage International)
A middle-aged man adopts a teenage girl and tries to transform her into his perfect wife. Tanizaki explores the collision between traditional Japan and Western influence through one man's obsession. The story unfolds with the deliberate pace of someone walking toward certain disaster. Joji's attempts to mold Naomi reveal more about his own emptiness than her character. This finds readers who understand that love stories can be horror stories when power dynamics shift beneath the surface.
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